THE SAFFRON LANE NEIGHBOURHOOD COUNCIL

Registered charity 508230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAFFRON RESOURCE CENTRE

We exist to provide a range of services to support local residents, including legal and welfare rights advice and advocacy, services for young people with special needs, daycare and activities programmes for the elderly, a local newsletter, an environmental project, education advice and advocacy, mobility trike hire, and signposting to nine partner organisations who use our facilities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR HEALTH, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: SAFFRON LANE ESTATE, AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,040 for the year, with total funds increasing slightly to £1,234,130. The trustees have set reserves at £158,000 to reflect six months of income generated in 2020, while also designating £600,000 for the Saffron Heath Phase 2 housing project and £120,000 for wind-down costs. The financial review notes that the financial situation remains very difficult for the Third Sector, but the charity owns a large asset expected to secure stability through regular income over the next 125 years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Donna Sheaff
• Olwen Guildford
• Sarah Hugh
• Susan Richards
• kelly Swann

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• LLANI COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £112k
• THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY income £2.0m
• TESTLANDS income £1.7m
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Side by side with its peers

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